Review of bus services in North West

Service 92 ( – )

Summary of proposed change An hourly service is maintained between Malmesbury and Chippenham. However, alternate buses will run via either and (two hourly) or (two hourly), allowing service 99 (Kington St Michael – Chippenham) to be withdrawn.

Commentary on current service

Service 92 provides an important strategic link between Malmesbury and Chippenham, and is also the main public transport service for the villages along the route including Corston, Hullavington and Stanton St Quintin. It currently provides a regular hourly service between approx 0730 and 1830 on Mondays to Saturdays. It is relatively well used, carrying around 60,000 passenger journeys a year. Over half of all passengers (excluding school / college students) travel between the two towns and the rest to / from the villages on route. Excluding school/college students, only 20 – 25 passenger trips a day are made to or from the stops on the diversion via Hullavington and Stanton St Quinton.

Explanation of proposed changes

A regular hourly service will be maintained between Malmesbury and Chippenham in view of its importance as a strategic link, operating at broadly similar times. However, in view of the relatively low use from Hullavington village and Stanton St Quintin, only half of the buses will in future serve these places. The other buses will instead run via Kington St Michael, allowing current service 99 (Kington St Michael to Chippenham) to be withdrawn. This will make the bus network as a whole more sustainable and affordable.

Proposed timetable

The proposed timetable for service 92 is shown overleaf.

The aim of the review of services is to make the bus network more sustainable in the long term, and to provide cost-effective services that meet the needs of existing users at an affordable cost to the council. We believe that the proposed changes meet these objectives, but if you have other suggestions about how this might be achieved we would be pleased to receive them.

Similar information sheets are available for each of the bus services affected by the North West Wiltshire review. A consultation on the proposals is under way and will close on 7 October 2013. Details of other services and of the consultation can be found on the council’s website (http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/council/consultations.htm) or are available from the Passenger Transport Unit, , County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN.

Bus Service 92 - linking Malmesbury, Hullavington, Kington St. Michael and Chippenham

Proposed timetable from April 2014 for consultation

Mondays to Saturdays

NS NS Service Number 92A 92 92B 92 92A 92 92A 92 92A 92▲ 92 92 Malmesbury, Cross Hayes 0715 0735 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 Corston, Radnor Arms 0720 0740 0906 1006 1106 1206 1306 1406 1506 1606 1706 1806 Hullavington, Queens Head -.- 0746 0913 1013 -.- 1213 -.- 1413 -.- 1613 1713 R Stanton St Quintin village -.- 0753 0920 1020 -.- 1220 -.- 1420 -.- 1620 1720 R Buckley Barracks 0727 0757 0923 1023 1113 1223 1313 1423 1513 1623 1723 R Kington St Michael village 0735 -.- 0930 -.- 1120 -.- 1320 -.- 1520 -.- -.- -.- Morrison's roundabout 0740 0804 0935 1028 1125 1228 1325 1428 1525 1628 1728 R Chippenham, Rail Station R R R R R R R R R R R R Chippenham, Bus Station 0752 0822 0947 1040 1137 1240 1337 1440 1537 1640 1740 1838

NS NS Service Number 92▲ 92 92 92A 92 92A 92 92A 92 92B 92B 92B Chippenham, Bus Station 0755 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 1810 1840 Chippenham, Rail Station -.- 0917 1017 1117 1217 1317 1417 1517 1617 1717 1817 1847 Morrison's roundabout 0812 0925 1025 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1625 1725 1825 1855 Kington St Michael village -.- -.- -.- 1130 -.- 1330 -.- 1530 -.- 1730 R R Buckley Barracks 0819 0938 1033 1138 1233 1338 1433 1538 1633 1738 R R Stanton St Quintin village 0821 0935 1035 -.- 1235 -.- 1435 -.- 1635 R R R Hullavington, Queens Head 0830 0942 1042 -.- 1242 -.- 1442 -.- 1642 R R R Corston, Radnor Arms 0836 0948 1048 1143 1248 1343 1448 1543 1648 1743 R R Malmesbury, Cross Hayes 0852 0955 1055 1150 1255 1350 1455 1550 1655 1755 R R

KEY: NS - Not Saturdays ▲ - Also calls at Malmesbury School  - Also calls at Hardenhuish and Sheldon schools in Chippenham R - Calls at this point if required to set down passengers